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Accelerate your career with our online criminology program

We offer eight-week online courses over eight semesters. The online format lets you flexibly learn on your own time from any place.

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Course Format

The completion program builds on previous foundational criminology and criminal justice courses. Emphasis is given to understanding the nature of crime and society and the theoretical underpinnings that guide how people are punished, controlled, or rehabilitated. Students will have the opportunity to work closely with faculty on independent research projects and cultivate informed and ethical ways of thinking, problem-solving, and decision-making. Course topics include:

  • Critical Issues in Criminology
  • Crime Prevention
  • Law & Society
  • Sex Crimes
  • Victimology
Program Start Date Last Date to Apply
August 26, 2013 August 16, 2013
January 13, 2014 December 30, 2013

Tuition

The Criminology Completion Program costs $500 per credit hour at a minimum of 51 credits to graduate.

Graduates of criminology are well prepared for careers in:

Law enforcement
Criminal investigation
Corrections
Probation
Substance abuse counseling
Youth counseling
Crime analysis
Security management
Public administration
Graduate studies including law, criminal justice, and forensic science

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The Office of Admission is available to answer any of your questions and help you with the admission process.